Here are current and upcoming sports notices and events.

COVID ALERT Levels

The following websites/pages have detailed information regarding sport and competition at different traffic light levels and have the latest updates regarding school sport:

http://www.osssa.org.nz/ (Otago Secondary Schools Sports Association Inc.)

http://www.nzsssc.org.nz/ (School Sport New Zealand)

https://sportnz.org.nz/ (Sport New Zealand)

ENTRIES DUE- Come to the SportsHub or email sport@mtaspiring.school.nz

6 June - OSS Cross-Country Champs

17 June - South Island Schools Road Cycling Champs (Chch)

SPORTS NOTICES

Sport at MAC

Please click on the link provided to find out more about school sports and extracurricular sporting events and how they are run at MAC.

https://docs.google.com/document/d/1d1WWO78EFqScDY3ZTaw4GZux0rxYiDnSMMqO9S1dOUw/edit?usp=sharing

Netball

Paula Shortall from NetballSmart is offering social netball lunchtime sessions at MAC.

When: Monday lunchtimes starting in week 3.

Where: Netball Courts

Who: Open to everyone, but especially to those students who are not playing in a team this season.

Students will go through the NetballSmart Power Warmup and then go straight into games with rolling subs. To sign up please email sports@mtaspiring.school.nz, or just come to the lunchtime session.

Basketball

A new Central Otago schools basketball competition for senior basketball teams has been added to the sports calendar this term. The competition will run form 2 June - 7 July and will be played for six weeks on Thursday afternoons at different Central Otago school gyms.

We are looking for senior boys and girls (Year 11-13) who are interested in playing in this competition.

Trials for the senior boys team will be held on 12 and 19 May from 3.30-4.30pm at the school gym.

Trial dates and times for the senior girls team to be confirmed.

Please email sports@mtaspiring.school.nz to register for trials or come to the SportsHub to sign up.

Biathlon

Do you want to ski and shoot this winter?

The Wanaka Biathlon Club is holding an Open Day, where you get to shoot laser rifles and learn what it takes to be a biathlete.

When: Sunday 22 May, 2.00-4.00pm

Where: Aubrey Rd, Wanaka

RSVP by email: wanakabiathlon@gmail.com

SPORTS RESULTS

MAC Athletics Champs

From weeks 4-11 of Term 1,  Mount Aspiring College held their athletics events over lunchtimes and afternoons. It was a great time with many students and staff taking part. A big thank you to the Sport and PE department for organising such a successful event and to the Sports Committee students and MAC staff for helping to run the events. Congratulations to our MAC champions!

MAC Champions

Year 7 Boys: 1st - Lauchlan Roy, 2nd - Duncan Turner, 3rd - Jake Edwards

Year 7 Girls: 1st - Ila Duncan, 2nd - Laia Mactaggart, 3rd - Vienna Harley

Year 8 Boys: 1st - Otis Oxley, 2nd - Rex Pickett, 3rd - Logan Millar

Year 8 Girls: 1st - LyndaJayne Kitto, 2nd - Astaria Lippe, 3rd - Amelia Knight

Under 14 Boys: 1st - Hugh Ragg, 2nd - Jack Sides, 3rd - Lewis Briscall

Under 14 Girls: 1st - Nico Pettit, 2nd - Phoebe Laker, 3rd - Chantel Rudhall

Under 16 Boys: 1st - Tom Sides, 2nd - Matthew Botting, 3rd - Cody Armstrong

Under 16 Girls: 1st - Lulu Pettit and Kate Watson, 2nd - Chantel Thurston, 3rd - Bryne Bloxham

Over 16 Boys: 1st - Otis Harry, 2nd - Xion Lippe, 3rd - Layton Osnabrugge and McKay Watson

Over 16 Girls: 1st - Jessie Winter, 2nd - Bella Soper, 3rd - Olivia Jones

Records Broken 2022

Year 7 Boys 100m Sprint

Previous: Thomas Cray 13.38, 2003 

Now: Lauchlan Roy 13.37, 2022

Year 7 Boys Softball Throw

Previous: Archie Goodall 41.31, 2003

Now: Duncan Turner 42.6, 2022

Year 7 Girls 200m Sprint

Previous: Ruby Coers 31, 2009

Now: Ila Duncan 30.5, 2022

U14 Girls 400m

Previous: Clare Walker 1.07.11, 1997

Now: Phoebe Laker 1.03.65, 2022

O16 Girls Javelin

Previous: Samantha Reid 27.80m, 2012

Now:  Bree Ackland 36.81, 2022

House Points

1st - Barker, 2nd - Roy, 3rd - Pisa, 4th - Iron 

Swimming

The National Age Group Championships were held in Wellington from 19 to 24 April, with Wanaka Swim Club and Mount Aspiring College students Benjamin Silipo and William Schurink competing.

This is the premier National competition for swimmers aged 13-18 in New Zealand and is a tough event just to qualify for with fewer than 30 swimmers from all of Otago eligible to compete.

Ben followed up his excellent results at the New Zealand Open Championships with another great meet, finishing with two silver medals in the 400 IM and 400 Freestyle. The order of events made it difficult for Ben to compete in all of his best events meaning he didn't swim the distance freestyle events - races he could have also been a medal contender in. Ben also had a 4th place in the 200 IM, 6th in the 200 backstroke, and 9th in the 200 breaststroke to complete a great week for him.

William was competing in his first National Age Groups and had a great meet swimming personal best times in all events and qualifying for the final in the 200 backstroke where he finished in 7th place. He also finished 13th and 17th in the 100 backstroke and 50 backstroke respectively. This will no doubt be the first of many of these competitions for William as he continues to improve.

The team now have a well deserved break before heading into the short course (25m pool) season with Otago, South Island, and National events on the calendar for July and August.

Golf

MAC student Raphael Anderson (Year 7) recently competed in the Otago Age Group Golf Championships. Faced with heavy rain and wind, Raphael navigated the Taieri Lakes Golf Course to shoot a 14 over par 86 to win the Otago Age Group Championship for the U13 grade. The annual tournament was held during the school holidays and was the pinnacle tournament for this season with new goals now being set for later in the year and 2023. Congratulations and well done Raphael!

SPORTS CALENDAR:   Term 2, 2022

19 May:  Adaptive Sports (Cromwell)

19 May:  Sport and Wellness Leaders Workshop (Cromwell)

22 May:  Hillary Challenge (Christchurch)

23 May:  Top Bike (Alexandra)

29 May:  Otago Secondary School Swimming Championships (Dunedin)

31 May:  Central Otago Curling (Alexandra)

2 June-7July:  CO Senior Basketball competition starts

7 June:  Central Rippa Rugby Champs (Queenstown)

9 June:  Otago XC Champs (Dunedin) POSTPONED TO 16 June

12-13 June:  OSS Netball (Dunedin)

9-10 July:  South Island School Road Cycling Championships (Christchurch)